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Sprint icons Asafa Powell (left) and Justin Gatlin interacts with the fans in the stands.
Matthew McKoy
Sprint icons Asafa Powell (left) and Justin Gatlin interacts with the fans in the stands.
Grand Slam winner Kenny Bednarek signs autographs for track and field fans in the bleachers.
Gladstone Taylor
Grand Slam winner Kenny Bednarek signs autographs for track and field fans in the bleachers.
Steve Gera, president of Grand Slam Track, was happy to see the turnout of the fans on the last day of Grand Slam Track in Kingston.
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Steve Gera, president of Grand Slam Track, was happy to see the turnout of the fans on the last day of Grand Slam Track in Kingston.
Olympians Natoya Goule-Toppin (left) and Danielle Williams, the first Jamaican to win a Grand Slam title in the women’s short hurdles, are all smiles.
Gladstone Taylor
Olympians Natoya Goule-Toppin (left) and Danielle Williams, the first Jamaican to win a Grand Slam title in the women’s short hurdles, are all smiles.
Meet commissioner Michael Johnson congratulates Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the Slam champion, moments before presenting her prize money.
Gladstone Taylor
Meet commissioner Michael Johnson congratulates Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, the Slam champion, moments before presenting her prize money.
A happy Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain, poses for our camera.
Gladstone Taylor
A happy Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain, poses for our camera.
We spotted Grand Slam Track conceptualiser Michael Johnson on the newly-built track.
Gladstone Taylor
We spotted Grand Slam Track conceptualiser Michael Johnson on the newly-built track.
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After three thrilling days of Grand Slam Track action at the National Stadium, the inaugural Kingston leg — held from Friday to Sunday — brought together multiple Olympic and World champions competing for cash prizes. Founded by four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson, the meet welcomed a stellar field, including American stars Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby Thomas, as well as Jamaican standouts Danielle Williams, Rushell Clayton, Natoya Goule-Toppin, Roshawn Clarke, and Oblique Seville, among others. Something Extra has the social round-up.